The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-16

and bound over to the court. Saturday
morning the bar was closed, and the courts
will decide the matter.
"A frightful earthquake recently oc-
Cured in Turkestan in which 100 persons
were killed and l25 injured. The town
Of Venome was almost entirely de-
molished.
The premium list of 9th Annual
State Fair is being sent out all over the
State. Write to Mr.. John Nichols, Sec
rotary, Raleigh, N. c. Mailed free to all
applicants.
-Messrs. Matt. Atkinson & Sons, of
Asheville, call for an exhibit of grasses
and cerials in that city on the 18th of
August, and offer premiums for the best,
aggregating ffty-four dollars in cash.
This is commendable.
We desire to call special attention of
our readers to the advertisement of J. M.
Broughton, to be found in another column.
The propositions he makes are to be re-
lied upon. Those having fruit to preserve
can do no better than to give this a trial.
Col. VIM. M. Boylan, who takes a
lively interest in gardening as well as in
farming, had on his table on Friday the
first corn Of the season, grown in his
splendid vegetable garden; he will also
have in a day or two, fine tomatoes and
early sweet potatoes.-NeUs and Obser-
ger.
Fine weather, fine seasons, fine work,
fine crops and a splendid outlook for our
farmers generally. All over the State the
measured stroke of the scythe and the
musical clicking of the reaper are heard as
the farmers rejoice in the harvesting of as
fine wheat crop as has blest them for
many a year.
An esteemed friend and subscriber in
Baltimore writes US a very kind letter in
which he says: II wish you all manner
of success. You ought to succeed, for
you are publishing the best agricultural
journal ever printed in the State" We
hope to merit the continued good opinion
of our friends.
Rock Ridge Farmers Club, at Taylor,
Nash county, will hold it's annual picnic
on Thursday, the 4th Of August, and the
good people Of that section will do all in
their power to make it a grand occasion.
DR.. Sanderlin, the editor of this paper and
others are invited to address the people.
We hope to be with them.
The Teachers Assembly meets today
at Morehead City, and promises to be a
big success. These annual gatherings of
our teachers can be made of great benefit
to the educational interests Of our State.
We are a firm believer in the power of
organization-of concentrating brain
work, in all departments of labor, and we
wish the Assembly a pleasant and profit
able time.
The Southern Tobacco Journal, after
thorough investigation, puts the estimate
Of the tobacco crop in our State, an aver
age of 60 per cent. And after interview
ing all the leading manufactures in our
State, says that they care working OF
full time and in fair spirit" That while
we may not expect any great jump in the
the business, yet eve may confidently
look for better days ahead"
We heard one of the leading farmers
of the State say that he visited the farm
of Mr.. P. H. Mangum, of Wake Forest,
to look into his system of terracing his
lands and that he would not take 5000
for the information gained. Mr.. Mangum
is n of the very best farmers in the
State, and we trust he will give our read
ers the benefit of his plans and knowledge
on this very important subject. Instead
of clearing up our forests and quitting our
fields, we should keep and improve the
soil, from year to year.
The Connecticut Legislature appro-
priated $60,8OO for agricultural purposes
for the ensuing two years, divided as fol-
lows: For the board Of agriculture,
premiums to agricultural societies,
$4,000; State experiment station, $16,-
900; State agricultural school, for run
ming expenses, $4,000; dairy commits
.ioner, including salary, clerk and assist
ants and travelling expenses, $500. Half
of these sums thus represent the annual